Well, I think the apartment is pretty much set up the way we want it now. I did some work on the entertainment center, such as building two small shelving units (frankenstein'd from an IKEA plant holder and an old shelf) to hold the various pieces of entertaining equipment.

Plus I hung the rear surround speakers so that they're actually behind the couch, then ran the wires up through the attic so they didn't need to be stapled to the ceiling.

Then down to the TV covered by this aesthetically pleasing plastic strip.

I also finally hung one of the movie posters I've received (and had
signed by the writers) over the years.

In the bedroom I replaced a broken pull switch on our already
jury-rigged ceiling fan, so that we can have the fan on with the lights off, which hasn't been possible for the last few months. Luckily it's been 'winter.'

I also sanded down the bedroom door so that it no longer sticks.

And hell yes that is my
signed picture of Rhonda from
Starting Over there on the back of the bedroom door. "Be fearless!" Rhonda says. Fuck yeah!
In the hallway, I also sanded the doors of a cabinet that had never shut correctly. The good news is that the doors can now be closed at the same time without touching. The bad news is that one of the doors is so damned warped it still sticks out like crazy. Oh well.

In addition, I replaced a couple of old, two-prong, non-grounded outlets with the far more useful three-prong, grounded variety, breaking three drill bits in the process.

And I received the Hollywood Trash hats that I ordered awhile back.

I recently finished a very interesting book about the Sexual Revolution entitled
Make Love, Not War: The Sexual Revolution, An Unfettered History by David Allyn.

It's amazing how fully realized the sexual revolution was, and how thoroughly it was destroyed in the 80s. Makes one fearful about the implications for the Green Revolution. Another set of values that seem like they should be common sense but for some reason need to be fought for.
Speaking of the Green Revolution, I've also been writing weekly posts for an environmental blog called
The Golden Spiral. Check it out if you're interested.
There are other projects in the works. I started the
Noisy Cricket amp I
mentioned awhile back. Plus a writing project I've been undertaking with my friend Bob is about to come to completion (in first draft form, anyway). I'm making a coat hanger to go over a super cheapo IKEA lamp in our front room. Then there's the ever-present 'Complete DK' package I'm still putting together.
And
Hollywood Trash has its first show in awhile on Thursday night.
So yeah. Busy. Good busy though. And you?